Heavy Equipment Operator

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operates, maneuvers, navigates, or drives vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, or passenger vehicles
• Uses either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws,
• regulations, or standards and communicates abnormal working conditions to appropriate parties
• Meets company and customer specifications for all trench or backhoe jobs
• Exposes underground utilities manually
• Conducts post-job quality checks
• Cleans, checks fluid levels and conducts a visual inspection of equipment to assure your equipment is performing at optimum safety and the required paperwork
• Communicates with supervisor daily to turn in required paperwork

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Success Factors:

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods, often under adverse climatic conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs multiple times during a work shift
• Ability to climb, dig, work in tight spaces, on uneven surfaces, walking, stooping, and kneeling
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions
• Ability to work well independently and as a part of a team with co-workers
• Ability to pass motor vehicle, criminal background check, and comply with drug-free workplace policy
• English usage sufficient to keep records, place orders, and prepare simple narrative reports
• Willingness and ability to learn additional skills

Experience and Education:

• One (1 ) plus years of experience in backhoe/mini excavator operation is required
• One (1 ) plus years of experience digging and working around underground utilities is required
• Two (2 ) plus years of demonstrated experience in dry utilities preferred
• Experience reading basic prints and Underground Facility Location Sketch is preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year to year basis

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment.
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Class A CDL is preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person